The Last of UsSeason 2: All About the Highly-Anticipated Video Game Series' Starring Pedro Pascal

Mar. 15, 2025

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The Last of Ussurvives another season.

TheLast of Uswasrenewed for a second installmentafter its creators had “defined a genre with their masterful debut season,” said head of HBO Drama Series and Films Francesca Orsi in a statement at the beginning of 2023.

Since its release, thePedro PascalandBella Ramsey-led series has shattered records,drawing 4.7M viewerson premiere night and marking the second-largest debut on Max afterHouse of the Dragon.

“The collaboration with Craig Mazin, our incredible cast and crew, and HBO exceeded my already high expectations. Now we have the absolute pleasure of being able to do it again with season two!” he added. (Druckmann and Mazin also serve as showrunners and co-writers).

Here’s everything we know aboutThe Last of Usseason 2 so far.

What willThe Last of Usseason 2 be about?

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WhileTheLast of Us Seasonwas renewed for a second season in early 2023, few details have been disclosed about the creative direction of the upcoming installment. However, showrunners Druckmann and Mazin hinted in aHollywood Reportercover story that it’s likely to chronicle the contents of the second game in the video game series.

“I’m so grateful to Neil Druckmann and HBO for our partnership, and I’m even more grateful to the millions of people who have joined us on this journey,” Mazin said about the renewal. “The audience has given us the chance to continue, and as a fan of the characters and world Neil and Naughty Dog created, I couldn’t be more ready to dive back in.”

Season 1 was closely aligned with part one of the video game, following hardened smuggler Joel’s tasked attempt at transporting young Ellie — who he believes holds the cure to the fungal infection that ended the world — across the post-apocalyptic United States.

Although it remains unclear how closely season 2 will align with part two of the video game, Ramsey (who identifies as gender fluid) briefly teased a plot point she’s looking forward to when speaking on theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast.

“I’m really excited, to be honest, for the Ellie/Dina story,” Ramsey said.

According to the show’s logline, the second season will take place five years after the events of the first season. Where the new episodes pick up, Joel and Ellie will be “drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.”

Who’s inThe Last of Usseason 2 cast?

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Ramsey confirmed toWthat she isreprising their starring role as Ellie. Pascal will also return as Joel.

Showrunner Mazin explained how they went about casting, explaining how the process for season 2 was “identical” to season 1. “We look for world-class actors who embody the souls of the characters in the source material,” he said. “Nothing matters more than talent, and we’re thrilled to have an acclaimed performer like Kaitlyn join Pedro, Bella and the rest of our family.”

That same month, it was announced thatBeefstarYoung Mazinowas joining the cast. He plays Jesse, “a pillar of his community who puts everyone else’s needs before his own, sometimes at terrible cost,” perDeadline.

Catherine O’Harawill also guest star on the series in an “undisclosed role,” HBO confirmed to PEOPLE in February 2024.

How many episodes willThe Last of Usseason 2 have?

The Last of Usseason 2 will consist of seven episodes in comparison to season 1’s nine installments, Mazin and Druckmann confirmed toDeadlinein June 2024.

Is there a trailer forThe Last of Usseason 2?

In January 2025, HBO debuted thefirst teaser forThe Last of Usseason 2, which packed a lot ofaction-filled clipsinto just over a minute.

So far, a full length trailer has yet to be released for the upcoming season. If the timeline isanything like season 1, fans can expect the drop of a full trailer approximately one month ahead of the second installment’s premiere.

When willThe Last of Usseason 2 premiere?

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The Last of Usseason 2 will premiere on HBO on April 13, 2025, at 9 p.m. ET, perDeadline. Episodes will also be available to stream on Max.

Will there be a season 3 ofThe Last of Us?

Prior to the season 2 confirmation news, Mazin toldColliderthat he and Druckmann don’t seeThe Last of Usas a series that runs for seasons upon seasons. But, he did reveal that the “remaining story [inThe Last of Us Part II] would take us more than a season to tell.”

Meanwhile, Druckmann elaborated on each season’s length, saying, “I remember, early on, I asked Craig and HBO, ‘How many episodes does this season need to be’ And the answer was, ‘As many as the story requires, and no more.’ And likewise, that would be our approach for future seasons to say, ‘Okay, this will be as many seasons as required to reach that ending, and no more.'”

In a more recent interview withGQ, Mazin and Druckmann further confirmed that the events of the video game’s “Part II” will span more than one season. In fact, Mazin saidthere is “no way” season 2 ofThe Last of Uscould chronicle the entire story that “Part II” tells.

Druckmann added, ““It’s more than one season.” While they didn’t reveal exactly how many seasons “Part II” would make up, Mazin confirmed that it would be “more than one.”

source: people.com